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Big Spruce Brewing in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada 🇨🇦

  Flemish Red / Bruin Regular
Score
7.06
ABV: 6.5% IBU: 20 Ticks: 5
Organic Flanders Red

Complex fruit notes, with aromas of plums, prunes, plump raisins and late summer raspberries, this is a classic Belgian-style ale reminiscent of oak-aged red wine. A long rest in our european foedres leaves a memorable note of sophisticated wood. Pairs well with dry-aged beef, robust stews, and bold cheeses.
 

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7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
22oz @ SF shared with almost full gang (missing two biggest guys only).
Aroma: bready, a bit of balsamic and cherries.
Taste: moderately acidic, intense, aggressively carbonated. Finishes with some cherry notes.
Overall: interesting.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Feb 2026 at 07:10

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
650mL bottle, pours a cloudy dark orange amber with a small white head. Aroma has plenty of semi-tart dark red fruits, balsamic, and Worcestersshire sauce. Flavour is tart, fairly dry and somewhat fruity, with tart red fruits, gentle balsamic, some Worcestershire sauce, and a touch of vinous character. Not super complex but reasonably integrated. Pleasant.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Feb 2026 at 07:08

7.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Amber and hazy. The aroma is oaky, seems like brett c on there, and it's clean. A light body, vibrant, oaky, tart. This is well-balanced, with fairly clean acidity. Mellow berry notes, and lemon peel, this is quite good.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Feb 2026 at 07:06

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Poured from 650mL bottle. Hazy orangey amber with small white head. Amber gold with small off white head. Plummy, woody, feintly vinous, fairly soft, decent.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Feb 2026 at 07:02

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
650mL bottle. Pours murky dull orange with a white head. Raisins, plums, and a touch of balsamic on the nose. Flavour has golden raisins, plums, a very light touch of balsamic, tart raspberries, a touch of sweet-sour lemon. Nice, moderate complexity.
Tried from Bottle from Liquid Assets - YHZ Halifax Stanfield Airport on 06 Feb 2026 at 03:13